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US local authorities start cautiously considering how to integrate drones into their communities

June 28, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on US local authorities start cautiously considering how to integrate drones into their communities

By Rob Hoffman In the USA the Federal Aviation Administration controls the skies from 400 ft above ground level – underneath, it’s up to the local towns and municipalities to decide what lands where. There […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Boeing and Kitty Hawk enter air taxi partnership

June 26, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on Boeing and Kitty Hawk enter air taxi partnership

Boeing and Kitty Hawk Corporation have announced a strategic partnership to collaborate on future efforts to advance safe urban air mobility. “Working with a company like Kitty Hawk brings us closer to our goal of […]

Express delivery

A2Z pioneering “freefall, privacy-focused drone delivery mechanism”

June 25, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on A2Z pioneering “freefall, privacy-focused drone delivery mechanism”

A2Z Drone Delivery is aiming to develop a minimally-invasive approach to implement safe and efficient pickup and delivery for urban areas through its patented freefall delivery mechanism. According to a 25 June press release: “A2Z […]

Express delivery

Amazon parcel drones could also deliver home surveillance service

June 25, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on Amazon parcel drones could also deliver home surveillance service

Amazon’s has won approval from federal officials this month for a patent for a drone-based “home surveillance” service as part of its drone delivery programme. The patent papers outline a vision where Amazon customers order drones to […]

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New Roland Berger UAM report identifies 170 electric aircraft programmes worldwide

June 20, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on New Roland Berger UAM report identifies 170 electric aircraft programmes worldwide

The number of electrically propelled aircraft around the world is pushing 170, according to a new report on urban air mobility published by Roland Berger, which includes an interactive map of development programmes. “Our developments […]

Express delivery

Food deliveries by drone to start in Malaysia “by end of the month”

June 20, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on Food deliveries by drone to start in Malaysia “by end of the month”

Drone deliveries of food to residents in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, are due to start by the end of June. According to New Straits Times newspaper reports: “It would take 12 minutes for the food to be […]

UTM

Raytheon and AirMap to collaborate on integrating drones within national airspace system

June 19, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on Raytheon and AirMap to collaborate on integrating drones within national airspace system

Raytheon Company has signed a strategic agreement with AirMap to collaborate on future projects to safely integrate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into the national airspace system and unlock the positive economic and social benefits of […]

Express delivery

Rakuten and Sieyu supermarket company to test drone deliveries in Japan in July

June 19, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on Rakuten and Sieyu supermarket company to test drone deliveries in Japan in July

Retail Insight magazine reports that e-commerce company Rakuten has partnered with Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu to test drone delivery service, from 4 July, this year. “Seiyu LIVIN Yokosuka store in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, will […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Airbus, Groupe ADP and partners plan Paris urban air mobility service for 2024 Olympics

June 18, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on Airbus, Groupe ADP and partners plan Paris urban air mobility service for 2024 Olympics

Airbus, Groupe ADP and the RATP Group, along with the Paris Ile-de-France region and the French civil aviation authority (DGAC), have announced the launch of a feasibility study to demonstrate an urban system of vertical […]

Express delivery

Airbus and Hauts-de-France region study drone delivery business opportunities

June 18, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on Airbus and Hauts-de-France region study drone delivery business opportunities

Airbus and the Hauts-de-France region have today a framework agreement to assess the economic development potential of air deliveries on a regional scale.. The Hauts-de-France region, through Hauts-de-France Innovation Development (HDFID), and Airbus Defence and […]

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